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Hyndman on formations, Perez, Loyd

April 17, 20122:16PM CDT

EJ Holland

FC Dallas’ 2-1 comeback victory against Montreal was sparked by a second half formation change from a 4-4-2 to a 4-1-4-1. The switch allowed Brek Shea and Fabian Castillo to wreck havoc from the wings and Blas Perez to play as the lone striker up top.

“The game changed for us in positive ways because we started controlling the midfield a little bit better,” FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman said. “Again, excellent goals. When you put balls in the box, good things happen. George [John] had a great header that gave us a chance to get the rebound, which Blas did to make it 1-1.

“And then you think do we keep pushing? Do you sit back and say, hey, we’re happy to have the one point? Well these guys want to push, so we kept going and created more opportunities. Fabian [Castillo] had a great chance. He missed it, but what a wonderful ball he wound up giving to Brek [Shea] for the game-winner.”

Super Raton

Speaking of Perez, he is has certainly exceeded expectations so far this season and leads the team in both goals and assists.

“You can imagine what it would have been like for us to have had him on the team last year. We worked awfully hard trying to get him,” Hyndman said. “Finally, it worked out and he just got his third goal. What you see is a really talented player getting good balls. He gave that ball for Castillo to go through, the one that he missed. He holds the ball very well.

“Usually when you’re the lone striker, you’ve got two people on top of you. He’s strong in the air. He has an unbelievable work ethic. You put all of these qualities together. He’s a pretty special player. “

Loyd aces fitness test

According to Hyndman, the team participated in the Yo-Yo Level 2 Endurance Test a few days ago and defender Zach Loyd left everyone’s jaw hanging with his astonishing results.

“We did the Yo-Yo 2 test the other day, and Zach Loyd finished incredibly high with a 31. I think the league’s average is 22 and the Premier League’s is 23,” Hyndman said. “[To score] 31 is unbelievable.”